Shloka 26
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
सोअन्तरिक्षचरान् सिद्धान् समपश्यत् समाहितान् । जैगीषव्यं च तै: सिद्धै: पूज्यमानमपश्यत
so 'ntarikṣacarān siddhān samapaśyat samāhitān | jaigīṣavyaṃ ca taiḥ siddhaiḥ pūjyamānam apaśyata ||
ವೈಶಂಪಾಯನನು ಹೇಳಿದನು— ಅವನು ನಂತರ ಅಂತರಿಕ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಚರಿಸುವ, ಸಮಾಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಥಿರರಾದ ಸಿದ್ಧರನ್ನು ಕಂಡನು; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಆ ಸಿದ್ಧರಿಂದ ಪೂಜಿಸಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಜೈಗೀಷವ್ಯನನ್ನೂ ಕಂಡನು।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that true honor arises from inner steadiness (samāhita) and realized spiritual excellence (siddhi). Even in a world dominated by conflict and power, dharmic culture recognizes and venerates authentic ascetic attainment.
The narrator describes a vision: celestial siddhas moving through the sky, absorbed in concentration, and Jaigīṣavya among them receiving worship from those siddhas—signaling the presence and authority of higher spiritual beings within the episode.